Pocket ash tray



Feb. 2, 1943. N. J. RABEDEW POCKET ASH YTRAY Filed dot. 24, 1941 Inventor .fewiorz J Rbeffew Patented Feb. 2, 1943 UNE'ED STATES PTINT TFIC POCKET AsnA TRAY Newton J. Rabedew, Oroville, Calif.

Application lOctober 24, 1941, Serial No. 416,415

l Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in ash receivers or trays adapted for use in carrying in the pocket of a person and has for its primary object to provide a receptacle portion having a pair of cigarette supporting arms or troughs pivotally attached to the upper edge of the receptacle portion and swinga-ble into a position within the receptacle, when not in use.

A further object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view.

Figure 3 is a top plan view showing the cigarette supporting arms in outwardly disposed position.

Figure 4 is a similar view showing the arms folded inwardly of the receptacle, and with the lid omitted, and

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional View taken substantially on a line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a substantially cup-like metallic receptacle having a pair of lugs 6 adjacent its upper edge at diametrically opposite sides for engagement by the spiral groove 1 of a cap or lid 8 to secure the cap in position on the receptacle by a partial rotary movement thereof.

Portions of the upper edges of the receptacle 5 are rolled inwardly as shown at 9 to provide bearings for pins I on which the inner ends of cigarette-supporting arms I are secured. The arms Il are of trough-like construction and are positioned at diametrically opposite sides 0f the receptacle with the bearing 9 at one side lower than the lbearing of the opposite side in order that the arms may be disposed in a nested relation when the arms are swung inwardly into the receptacle as shown in Figure 2 of the drawing, the arms thus being positioned entirely within the receptacle to prevent interference with the placing of the cap 8 thereon.

When the arms ll are swung outwardly int the position as shown in Figures 3 and 5 of the drawing, it will be apparent that the arms provide supports for cigarettes adapted to rest on the arms and the receptacle 5 will-constitute an lash receiver.

It is believed the details of construction, manner of use, and advantages of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing without further detailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention what I claim is:

An ash receiver comprising a receptacle portion and a plurality of trough-like cigarette supporting arms pivotally attached at one end to said receptacle portion at points below the upper edge of the latter, said arms being adapted for swinging from a position projecting outwardly oi the receptacle into a position within the receptacle below the upper edge of the latter and with the arms in overlapping nested relation.

NEWTON J. RABEDEW. 

